Gorilla Tracking Rwanda - 3 days safari tour

Gorilla trekking Rwanda offers a different gorilla trekking experience in comparison to Uganda and the Democratic republic of Congo. Gorilla trekking Rwanda is the easiest of all trails starting from the Kigali airport a traveler can take a helicopter right from Kigali to parc des volcans . Gorilla trekking Rwanda road trip from Kigali airport to parc des volcans is under 3hours drive. So this 3 day gorilla trekking Rwanda package is perfect for any traveler interested in going for gorilla trekking Rwanda. For Rwanda general information you might want.

Day 1: Entebbe, Uganda

Gorilla trekking Rwanda starts from Kigali airport, meet and greet then transfer you to Ruhengeri where Parc des volcanoes is home to a substantial number of Mountain Gorillas some of which you will be trekking.
Dinner and overnight at

Gorillas view hotel (Luxury)

La Palme hotel (Deluxe)

Muhabura hotel (Budget)

Day 2: Gorilla Trekking Rwanda.

Your gorilla trekking day in Rwnand will start early as you get driven to Kinigi park headquarters for briefing on how the tracking will playout. Trackers are grouped and assigned individual gorilla families thay they will be visiting during the tracking. 8:00 am local time all trackers will then transfer to their respective starting points of gorilla trekking rwanda.

The tracking will take a good 2hours or more not more than 6hours. In the past trackers would walk up to 8hours searching for the location of the mountain gorillas. Due to the dedication of the rangers now the gorilla tracking experience has improved and it will make your gorilla trip a wonderful one.
Along the trail you get to see other animals, primates, birds, plants and insects.

Condition of the gorilla tracking trail

The trail is usually wet and soggy due to the constant rain that falls in Bwindi forest national park. You are therefore required to bring trekking boots for you comfort and protection. The gorilla tracking trail will have thorny creeping plants. So please bring with you long trousers preferably hiking trouser, long sleeved shirts, a pair of garden gloves for used ones are fine to protect you from thorns. A rainy waterproof jacket is a must carry.

When you find the Mountain gorilla family that you are trekking

you come in contact with the gorilla family, the ranger leading the team will signal for everyone to leave your backpacks behind and you bring just the cameras.
The gorilla tracking will bring you to a resting family on the forest floor. Sometimes you might find them feeding. The young mountain gorillas will be playing while the adults led by the silverback will be resting and keeping a very close eye on every forest movement.

You will have just one 1hour with the mountain gorillas so please use it very well.
The Male Silverback gorilla will always vocally signal when the time is right to move on.
When the top of the hour is up then your expedition leader will ask everyone to get ready to move back to the starting point.
The rest of the day spend part of your evening at Ib’iwachu Cultural Village. Transfer to Lake Kivu and stay an overnight on Lake Kivu one of the deepest albertine lakes of East Africa. Enjoy views of Nyiragongo Volcanoes in DR Congo..

Dinner and overnight at

Day 3: End of gorilla trekking Rwanda

After breakfast transfer back to Kigali with your tour guide who may take you for a short city tour to visit the Gisozi Genocide Memorial Site, the local handcrafts market with a later airport transfer.

Included Are:

1.1 Gorilla Permit per person.
2. All Meals and accommodation as per the itinerary.
3. All ground transportation in a comfortable 4x4 vehicle.
4. Park entrance fees.
5. Services of a full time English speaking driver/guide.
6. Water, coffee or Tea while on safari.
7. All airport pickups and drops.
8. All activities at stipulated in the itinerary.
9. And all government taxes/levies.

TOPOGRAPHY

Rwanda lies on the great East African plateau, with the divide between the water systems of the Nile and Congo rivers passing in a north–south direction through the western part of the country. To the west of the divide, the land drops sharply to Lake Kivu in the Great Rift Valley; to the east, the land falls gradually across the central plateau—its grassy highlands are the core areas of settlement of Rwanda's peoples—to the swamps and lakes on the country's eastern border. Almost all of Rwanda is at least 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level; the central plateau is between 1,500 and 2,000 m (4,950–6,600 ft) high. In the northwest on the border with the DROC are the volcanic Virunga Mountains; the highest peak, Mt. Karisimbi (4,519 m/14,826 ft), is snowcapped. Lake Kivu, 1,460 m (4,790 ft) above sea level, drains into Lake Tanganyika through the sharply descending Ruzizi River. The Kagera River, which forms much of Rwanda's eastern border, flows into Lake Victoria.

CLIMATE

The high altitude of Rwanda provides the country with a pleasant tropical highland climate, with a mean daily temperature range of less than 2°c (4°f). Temperatures vary considerably from region to region because of the variations in altitude. At Kigali, on the central plateau, the average temperature is 21°c (70°f). Rainfall is heaviest in the southwest and lightest in the east. A long rainy season lasts from February to May and a short one from November through December. At Gisovu, in the west, near Kibuye, annual rainfall averages 160 cm (63 in); at Gabiro, in the northeast, 78 cm (31 in); and at Butare, in the south, 115 cm (45 in).

FLORA AND FAUNA

Most of Rwanda is a region of savanna grassland. There is little forest left; the country is one of the most eroded and deforested in all of tropical Africa. Remaining woodlands are small areas of tropical forests along the western border, north and south of Lake Kivu. The most common trees are eucalyptus—imported from the south in the 1890s—acacias, and oil palms.

Wildlife was abundant before the region became agricultural. There are still elephants, hippopotamuses, buffalo, cheetahs, lions, zebras, leopards, monkeys, gorillas, jackals, hyena, wild boar, antelope, flying lemurs, crocodiles, guinea hens, partridges, ducks, geese, quail, and snipe. Because the region is densely populated, these are becoming fewer, and some species are disappearing. As of 2002, there were at least 151 species of mammals, 200 species of birds, and over 2,200 species of plants throughout the country.